fitness, health & fashion by model and YouTuber Kirby Anne Akindeinde

Shoots

This week I headed to the streets of Shoreditch, London, with my good friend, photographer and New Yorker, Dave Gershman.

Dave has recently been on a whirlwind tour of the world through his travel journalism (what can’t this guy do?!) and has stopped off in London as his final destination before travelling back to the Big Apple.

As a street photographer, Dave naturally wants to take pictures everywhere and anywhere- regardless of people’s willingness to have their photo taken- so it can definitely be interested when exploring the city with him. Likewise, it was also the perfect opportunity to get some snaps of my own, so that’s exactly what we did.

Taking over one cobbled Shoreditch backstreet, we turned the pavement into catwalk and began shooting away. Of course, being a street life photographer you have to be quick, so within a few clicks from Dave and an array of dramatic poses and struts from myself, we had all the content we needed. Here are the results, featuring my sandstone New Balance accessories…

Classic backpack in sandstone available for £25 from June at ASOS. 6-Panel curved brim hat in sandstone available for £15 from June at ASOS. Check Dave out on Instagram @DaveGershman.

I recently posted about the Puma Do You styling event and after party (if you missed it click right here) and promised to update you guys with the images from the shoot. Well, the lovely ladies who invited me down were in touch today- super speedy I must say- with the final shots.

Yesterday I headed to East London for an afternoon & evening of fun with Puma Women. In perfect timing with Internation Women’s Day, Puma decided to celebrate their Do You campaign, which aims to empower women everywhere. Just my thing!! The event started with a super cute styling session and was followed by a jam-packed after party.

The Do You Styling Session

Held in the iconic railway arches of London, Puma pulled out all the stops to provide myself and a whole load of other influencer/creative/kick-ass babes with the chance to style their very own shoot. With rails of the new SS17 Puma lifestyle range and in-demand stylist Nayaab Tania at hand, we definitely had all the right tools to create the perfect spring summer athleisure look.

There was a hair and makeup station, masses of clothes to choose from and London’s hottest female photographers Emma Breschi and Loan Love. What more could you want! Nayaab kitted me out with the cuttest oversized flare pants (with a slit up both legs of course) and obviously Puma trainers to complete the outfit, while Loan Love snapped away & even left me with this tiny Polaroid to take home- how sweet!

My second outfit was from the Puma X Fenty range by Rihanna and it was heavenly. A matching tracksuit with baggy pants and a cropped sweat; oversized, ridiculously comfy and in Khaki (one of my fave colours) it couldn’t have been more perfect. Unfortunately I don’t have any images just yet of this outfit but I’ll make sure to post them over on my Instagram (@kirbyanne) as soon as the professional shots are sent over!

Throughout the session we were kept fully hydrated- ish- with prosecco & a variety of juices at the Puma bar. Yum!

The Do You After Party

As predicted, the party did not disappoint. In the same location as the styling session there was a fully stocked free bar, music from the baddest female DJs (girl power at its finest), an in-demand photo booth and a room full of people bringing nothing but positive energy. We danced, socialised, drank and basically had a load of fun in true girl boss style. Even the boys came down to celebrate!

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So here’s a huge thank you to Puma Women! Don’t forget to keep an eye out over on my Instagram (@kirbyanne) for the results from my photo shoot.

Lots of love to all of the amazing women out there- let’s show the world what we’re made of!!

It’s a brand new week, meaning that we have a whole seven days to make the most of it. Mine is looking to be rather hectic, so I’ll need all the energy that I can to tackle it with the usual Tigeress style.

I have had the busiest week ever- multiple training sessions to teach fitness classes, revision (for the next level of my PT course), workouts, prep for my assessment day, the assessment day, a New Balance blogging event (that I’ll be posting about soon), castings, more revision, dinner dates, oh and did I mention revision? It’s been quite a week and there’s still no rest today! I’ve just made the most delicious Pink Berry Porridge to fuel me up for the day ahead and I’m now about to head out for a shoot. There’s no rest for the wicked and it’s about to get busier.

Tomorrow, I’ll be kicking off the week by shooting with a Leeds & London-based photographer named Tom Joy. I can’t say that I’ve met Tom before, but I am sure a fan of his work! We’ll be getting sporty (yay!) so I thought that I’d share some of his existing fitness work with you guys. Click here to have a little gander.

Whatever lies ahead for you this week, Sunday can be the perfect time to plan and prepare. I’ll be grabbing my notebook and diary later and making a to-do list to ensure that I have the most productive week yet. Happy Sunday, everyone! x

Late last year I teamed up with the beautiful, and super-cool, London-based photographer Misha Meghna. Along with Nina Fay Robinson on hair and make-up, we took to the (icey-cold) city streets to see what we could create…